36 Nabona ticumbi tebantfu, inhlitiyo yakhe yagcwala sihawu, ngobe bebakhatsatekile bahlakatekile, banjengetimvu letite umelusi.
Mikhaya wase uyaphendvula, watsi: “Ngibone onkhe ema-Israyeli ahlakatekile etintsabeni njengetimvu letite umelusi; Simakadze watsi: ‘Labantfu abanamelusi. Nguloyo akatibuyelele ekhaya lakhe ngekuthula.’ ”
“Njengenyamatane letingelwako, nanjengetimvu letingenamelusi, ngulowo nalowo uyawubalekela esiveni sakubo, ngulowo nalowo abalekele eveni lakubo.
“Bantfu bami babetimvu letilahlekile, belusi bato batedukisile, batenta tasabalala etulu etintsabeni. Babezulazula etikwetintsaba nemagcuma, baze bayikhohlwa nendzawo yabo, lapho baphumula khona.
Tithico tikhuluma lokuyinkhohliso, labaphengulako babona imibono yemanga, bakhuluma emaphupho langesilo liciniso. Badvudvutana mahhala nje ngelite. Ngako-ke bantfu bazulazula njengetimvu, bacindzetelekile ngekweswela umelusi.
Ngobe ngiyawuvusa umelusi etikwalelive longeke atinakekele timvu letilahlekile, longeke atifune letincane, longeke atiphilise letilimele, nalongeke atibonelele ondle leticinile naletikhuluphele, kodvwa uyawudla inyama yetimvu telikhetselo abhoncule tinselo tato.
iphume ingene embikwaso, isihole ngekusikhipha nekusingenisa, kuze sive saSimakadze singafani netimvu letingenamelusi.”
Esikhundleni saloko hambani niyewufuna timvu letilahlekile letisive sema-Israyeli.
Jesu watsi uyehla esikebheni, wabona sicumbi lesikhulu sebantfu, waba nesihawu nabo. Wabaphilisa bonkhe lababegula.
Jesu waphendvula watsi: “Angikatfunyelwa kulomunye umuntfu, kuphela etimvini letilahlekile letingema-Israyeli.”
Jesu wabita bafundzi bakhe watsi: “Ngiyabadzabukela labantfu, ngobe sengemalanga lamatsatfu banatsi lapha, bangenalutfo labangahle baludle. Angitsandzi kubahambisa balambile, funa bacaleke endleleni.”
Watsi uyehla nje Jesu esikebheni wabona lesikhulu sicumbi sebantfu, wabahawukela ngobe bebanjengetimvu letite umelusi. Wabafundzisa ngetintfo letinyenti.
“Ngiyabadzabukela labantfu, ngobe bebakanye nami lapha kwaze kwaba ngemalanga lamatsatfu. Manje sebate lutfo loludliwako.
LomPhristi wetfu Lomkhulu akasiye lowehluleka kuvelana natsi ebutsakatsakeni betfu, kodvwa walingwa ngayo yonkhe indlela njengatsi, noko akazange one.
Lowo-ke angababeketelela labo labangati lutfo nalaba labedukako, ngobe kwayena unebutsakatsaka.